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Back in May was the announcement by Canonical's kernel team that they were planning to ship Linux 6.17 in Ubuntu 25.10 as what will be the latest upstream kernel version when that Ubuntu release ships in October. But due to the timing of the Linux 6.17 release around late September and the Ubuntu 25.10 kernel freeze around the same time, it's led to some confusion with committing to a Linux 6.17-rc or potentially some suggesting Ubuntu 25.10 would ship with a Linux 6.16 kernel and then ship v6.17 as a stable release update. Well, the situation is more clear with Linux 6.17 having been merged now as the default kernel of Ubuntu 25.10...

Linux 6.17 Successfully Lands In Ubuntu 25.10  Phoronix

To CIOs and CISOs overseeing critical production systems, AI can seem chaotic: It’s a dynamic, constantly evolving ecosystem, where current certifications and standards may not apply the same way, if at all. But AI can’t be ignored - properly implementing and integrating an AI strategy can be a massive boon to the enterprise, but the key word is “properly.” Red Hat has always been committed to having our platforms conform to the certification and standards requirements of enterprise IT across industries. AI is no different, so we’re pleased to announce that Red Hat OpenShift AI has s

Steam Client Adds Advanced Options to the In-Game Overlay for AMD & NVIDIA GPUs  9to5Linux

It was just a few days ago that Rust Coreutils 0.2 released with "massive" performance gains and production-ready Ubuntu support. Rust Coreutils 0.2.2 is out today and is delivering a few more enhancements -- most excitingly is a faster base64 command that can now outperform the GNU Coreutils version...

5 operating systems I love testing in a VM, but would never install on my PC  xda-developers.com

FEX 2509 is out today as the latest monthly update to this open-source emulator allowing unmodified x86/x86_64 games and applications to run in ARM64 Linux environments...

Hackabone Project Offers BeagleBone-Based Embedded Linux Training with Emulated Framework  linuxgizmos.com

One of the AMD software initiatives we have been most excited about in recent times has been openSIL. AMD openSIL is working toward open-source CPU silicon initialization that will jive better with the likes of Coreboot and ultimately replace their existing AGESA implementation. AMD openSIL is expected to span AMD's wide gamut of processors from client/embedded through server offerings. It's still looking to be on track for production readiness in 2026...

Wheel World adds a Native Linux version for Steam Deck with a "significant performance improvement"  GamingOnLinux

Check out the fantasy comedy point and click adventure Broken Relic  GamingOnLinux

New Linux Botnet Combines Cryptomining And DDoS Attacks  The Cyber Express

Immutable operating systems are a blessing and a curse  xda-developers.com

Minimal Linux distro MocaccinoOS 25.09 launches with the 6.12.45 kernel  Notebookcheck

Avoid these 6 common Linux mistakes that beginners often make  xda-developers.com

Fedora 44 Proposes Default Kernel Hardening for Better Security  WebProNews

AlmaLinux 10.1 Enables CRB Repository by Default for Enhanced RHEL Compatibility  WebProNews

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Boosts Linux Performance on Ubuntu  WebProNews

Linus Torvalds warns Linux devs: Stop cluttering patches with automated, useless links  ZDNET

Back in May we provided an initial look at the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop performance on Ubuntu Linux with the upstream support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1E maturing, more laptops becoming supported, and the Ubuntu X1E "Concept" ISOs enhancing the end-user experience. The performance was okay but short of expectations. Months later we are revisiting the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Linux performance on the newest Ubuntu Concept ISOs and newer firmware that is providing a much better experience albeit still not as competitive as the newest AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and Intel Core Ultra laptops under Linux.